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T/b Lemon Creek; New York, New York · NOAAORR-6780

issued
1990-12-30 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1991-01-13 00:00Z
self-cancels
1991-01-13 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
40.589, -74.006
vessels
BARGE CAUSED A LEAKBARGE LEMON CREEKMOTOR VESSEL LODESTAR KING
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

T/B LEMON CREEK; New York, New York.
New York, New York.
1. At about 1000 on December 30, 1990, the barge LEMON CREEK, while at her moorage in Gravesend Bay, was struck by the motor vessel LODESTAR KING. Damage to the barge caused a leak of about 1,000 gallons per minute of sewage sludge of a potential 100,000 barrels. The barge was towed to a point a few miles north of the Varrazano Narrows Bridge, then taken south through the Narrows to the vicinity of Ambrose Light. USCG district 1.
2. COMMODITY: SEWAGE SLUDGE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 42000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 40.589N 074.006W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6780: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6780

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